The Easton-area Warriors downed the Cardinals 45-27 to complete a perfect 5-0 day.

“I’m really happy with our kids,’’ Pine Grove coach Jack Drey said. “We grew a lot in the last couple weeks. We didn’t have a lot of wrestling, but we saw a lot of good things — our JVs making the weight, younger guys out there saving bonus points and getting bonus points and some of our older kids being good leaders and really getting after it on the mat.’’

Pine Grove hosts Mahanoy Area on Monday and entertains Jim Thorpe on

Wednesday, then will head to the Northern Lebanon Duals next Saturday. That’s a potential 12 matches in eight days.

“We’ve got a grind coming up here,’’ Drey said.

Dustin Carlin gave the team an early boost by scoring a fall in the last bout to clinch the victory over Milton. Carlin (145-152), Carson Rittenbaugh (182) and E.J. Herb (285) had 5-0 days for the Cardinals. Rittenbaugh improved his record to 12-3.

Dillon Kintzel (138) went 4-1 as Pine Grove compiled a 43-22 record as a team.

“I was proud of the way they worked and plugged away this whole tournament,’’ Drey said. “We grew a lot as a team.’’

Tri-Valley

Kolt Schaeffer (182) and Dan Scheib (285) each went 5-0 to help the Dawgs have a 3-2 day as a team. Schaeffer improved to 16-4, while Scheib raised his record to 19-2.

Tri-Valley (7-5) belted Kutztown 45-19 in its opener, then fell to Penns Valley 42-30 and Wilson 63-18. The Dawgs rebounded by defeating Brandywine Heights 52-22 and North Schuylkill 48-36.

Dawson Schwalm (17-6) went 4-1 at 170 as 13 Dawgs competed Saturday.

“The most obvious is we don’t have five or six forfeits like we did last year,’’ Tri-Valley co-head coach Ty Rothermel said. “Of course, we all know what that does to you dual meet-wise.

“Certainly it was very nice to have those kids come back, even though when you miss a year or two, you certainly didn’t get ahead,’’ he added. “So they have some catching up to do, but it’s nice to see some of those guys having some success, and their success translates into dual meet success.’’

All-State senior Sammy Hepler (16-1) took a forfeit but sat out most of the day due to an injury.

After winning just one dual meet last season, Tri-Valley is hoping to qualify for the District Duals this season.

“We’re competing again as a dual meet team,’’ Rothermel said.

North Schuylkill

Owen Boyer (120), Mason Madden-Edwards (138) and Brady Mickatavage (195) posted 5-0 records as the Spartans went 3-2 as a team. Madden-Edwards (13-0) and Mickatavage (12-0) remained undefeated, while Boyer improved to 11-1.

North Schuylkill (5-4) opened with a 39-33 loss to Williams Valley, then ran off wins over Pen Argyl 41-36, St. Joe’s Regional (N.J.) 48-34 and Palmerton 41-36. The Spartans fell 48-36 to Tri-Valley in their last dual of the day.

Gavin Locke (106) went 4-1 for North Schuylkill.

Williams Valley

Despite having just 10 wrestlers, the Vikings found a way to go 3-2 on the day.

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